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Model No. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. 2-667-346-12 (1) Multi Channel AV Receiver Operating Instructions Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Serial No. STR-DG800 ©2006 Sony Corporation
Model No. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. 2-667-346-12 (1) Multi Channel AV Receiver Operating Instructions Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Serial No. STR-DG800 ©2006 Sony Corporation
Operating Instructions
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...This equipment generates, uses, and can be connected to the grounding system of the building, as practical. 2US Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - For customers in the United States This symbol is no guarantee that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this ...place lighted candles on , the user is connected. - If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which the receiver is encouraged to try to Article 820-40 of them correctly as a bookcase or built-in a particular installation. This symbol is provided to...
...This equipment generates, uses, and can be connected to the grounding system of the building, as practical. 2US Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - For customers in the United States This symbol is no guarantee that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this ...place lighted candles on , the user is connected. - If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which the receiver is encouraged to try to Article 820-40 of them correctly as a bookcase or built-in a particular installation. This symbol is provided to...
Operating Instructions
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...MULTI CH IN Any differences in operation, according to the area code, are trademarks of area code AA only". "Dolby", "Pro Logic", "Surround EX", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. ** "DTS", "DTS-ES", "Neo:6", and "DTS 96/24" are clearly indicated in the text, for model STR-DG800.... About area codes The area code of the receiver you purchased is a registered trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc. 3US This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital ...
...MULTI CH IN Any differences in operation, according to the area code, are trademarks of area code AA only". "Dolby", "Pro Logic", "Surround EX", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. ** "DTS", "DTS-ES", "Neo:6", and "DTS 96/24" are clearly indicated in the text, for model STR-DG800.... About area codes The area code of the receiver you purchased is a registered trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc. 3US This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital ...
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... Connecting speakers 16 3a: Connecting the audio components.........17 3b: Connecting the video components ........23 4: Connecting the antennas 32 5: Preparing the receiver and the remote .....33 6: Selecting the speaker system 35 7: Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically (AUTO CALIBRATION 35 8: Adjusting the speaker levels...inputs (HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN 81 Naming inputs 82 Changing the display 83 Using the Sleep Timer 83 Recording using the receiver 84 Listening to the sound in another zone ....... 85 Using the Remote Programming the remote 86 Additional Information Glossary...
... Connecting speakers 16 3a: Connecting the audio components.........17 3b: Connecting the video components ........23 4: Connecting the antennas 32 5: Preparing the receiver and the remote .....33 6: Selecting the speaker system 35 7: Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically (AUTO CALIBRATION 35 8: Adjusting the speaker levels...inputs (HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN 81 Naming inputs 82 Changing the display 83 Using the Sleep Timer 83 Recording using the receiver 84 Listening to the sound in another zone ....... 85 Using the Remote Programming the remote 86 Additional Information Glossary...
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...parameters (page 47, 52). B SPEAKERS Press to select Equalizer mode (page 47). Turn to select the tuning mode (page 71, 98). Turn to turn the receiver on or off (page 33, 42, 43, 67, 98). CATEGORY + 2CH A.F.D. Name Function A ?/1 Press to scan a station (page 68, 70)....C TONE MODE Press to select OFF, A, B, (OFF/A/B/A+B) A+B of parts Front panel 1 2 34 56 7 8 9 q; TUNING + AUTO CAL MIC PHONES VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL(OPT) MULTI CHANNEL DECODING DISPLAY INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME MEMORY/ CATEGORY ENTER MODE -
...parameters (page 47, 52). B SPEAKERS Press to select Equalizer mode (page 47). Turn to select the tuning mode (page 71, 98). Turn to turn the receiver on or off (page 33, 42, 43, 67, 98). CATEGORY + 2CH A.F.D. Name Function A ?/1 Press to scan a station (page 68, 70)....C TONE MODE Press to select OFF, A, B, (OFF/A/B/A+B) A+B of parts Front panel 1 2 34 56 7 8 9 q; TUNING + AUTO CAL MIC PHONES VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL(OPT) MULTI CHANNEL DECODING DISPLAY INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME MEMORY/ CATEGORY ENTER MODE -
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...IN jacks W PHONES jack Connects to select sound fields for the Auto Calibration function (page 35). 6US H MULTI CHANNEL DECODING lamp Lights up when multi channel audio is decoded (page 43). L MASTER VOLUME Turn to adjust the volume level of selectable items appears here (page...page 66). mode (page 61). Name Function S CATEGORY +/- V VIDEO 3 IN/ To connect a camcorder or PORTABLE AV video game (page 29, 40). I Remote sensor Receives signals from the components connected to select the audio directly from remote commander. Press to store a station or enter the ...
...IN jacks W PHONES jack Connects to select sound fields for the Auto Calibration function (page 35). 6US H MULTI CHANNEL DECODING lamp Lights up when multi channel audio is decoded (page 43). L MASTER VOLUME Turn to adjust the volume level of selectable items appears here (page...page 66). mode (page 61). Name Function S CATEGORY +/- V VIDEO 3 IN/ To connect a camcorder or PORTABLE AV video game (page 29, 40). I Remote sensor Receives signals from the components connected to select the audio directly from remote commander. Press to store a station or enter the ...
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... you select category mode to "ANALOG FIXED" (page 78). Lights up when the disc being played back contains an LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and the LFE channel signal is actually being input through the OPTICAL jack, or when INPUT MODE is set to "OPT FIXED" (page 78). Lights up when INPUT.... Lights up when the receiver is output from the SUB WOOFER jack. "DTS 96/24" lights up when the equalizer is connected. Getting Started About the indicators on presetting XM Radio station, see page 76. qa qs qd SP.A SP.B A.DIRECT HDMI EQ D.RANGE SW LFE SLEEP MULTI CH IN ;PL IIx...
... you select category mode to "ANALOG FIXED" (page 78). Lights up when the disc being played back contains an LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and the LFE channel signal is actually being input through the OPTICAL jack, or when INPUT MODE is set to "OPT FIXED" (page 78). Lights up when INPUT.... Lights up when the receiver is output from the SUB WOOFER jack. "DTS 96/24" lights up when the equalizer is connected. Getting Started About the indicators on presetting XM Radio station, see page 76. qa qs qd SP.A SP.B A.DIRECT HDMI EQ D.RANGE SW LFE SLEEP MULTI CH IN ;PL IIx...
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.... Q NEO:6 Lights up when the Pro Logic II Movie/Music/Game decoder is activated. R ;PL (II)/(IIx) Lights up when using the receiver to output the center and surround channel signals. The boxes around the letters vary to tune in radio stations you select a sound field using the...Pro Logic IIx decoding does not function for DTS format signals or for selected input. S MULTI CH IN Lights up when the digital assign function is used for signals with a sampling frequency of more than 48 kHz. Name U Playback channel indicators L R C SL SR S SBL SBR SB Function The letters (L, C, R,...
.... Q NEO:6 Lights up when the Pro Logic II Movie/Music/Game decoder is activated. R ;PL (II)/(IIx) Lights up when using the receiver to output the center and surround channel signals. The boxes around the letters vary to tune in radio stations you select a sound field using the...Pro Logic IIx decoding does not function for DTS format signals or for selected input. S MULTI CH IN Lights up when the digital assign function is used for signals with a sampling frequency of more than 48 kHz. Name U Playback channel indicators L R C SL SR S SBL SBR SB Function The letters (L, C, R,...
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... L R IN IN PHONO SA-CD/CD R OUT IN MD/TAPE R R SUR FRONT SURROUND BACK MULTI CH IN SUB WOOFER R OUT ZONE 2 CENTER R SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS L + - White (L) Red (R) MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jack Black Connects to a DVD IN/OUT jack player, etc. S-VIDEO IN/ OUT jack* continued... 9US R SURROUND L + - HDMI IN/ MONITOR OUT jack Connects to an MD deck or CD player, etc. (page 21). Connects to the XM connect-andplay antenna (not supplied with this receiver...
... L R IN IN PHONO SA-CD/CD R OUT IN MD/TAPE R R SUR FRONT SURROUND BACK MULTI CH IN SUB WOOFER R OUT ZONE 2 CENTER R SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS L + - White (L) Red (R) MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jack Black Connects to a DVD IN/OUT jack player, etc. S-VIDEO IN/ OUT jack* continued... 9US R SURROUND L + - HDMI IN/ MONITOR OUT jack Connects to an MD deck or CD player, etc. (page 21). Connects to the XM connect-andplay antenna (not supplied with this receiver...
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... SYSTEM STANDBY VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD TV/SAT MD/TAPE SA-CD/CD TUNER PHONO MULTI CH SOURCE 2ND ZONE wj wh 2CH A.F.D. TUNING AUTO CAL wf wd 123 1 AV ?/1 (on/standby) switch 2 ?/1 (on/standby) switch 3 4 5 6 7 8 456 9 789 ws - /- - m H TUNING + M qf DISC SKIP X x TV VOL TV...Red COMPONENT Connects to speakers (page 16). Connects to sub woofer (page 16). * You can use the supplied remote to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to a TV monitor (page 25). F SPEAKER section Connects to a DVD VIDEO player, ...
... SYSTEM STANDBY VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD TV/SAT MD/TAPE SA-CD/CD TUNER PHONO MULTI CH SOURCE 2ND ZONE wj wh 2CH A.F.D. TUNING AUTO CAL wf wd 123 1 AV ?/1 (on/standby) switch 2 ?/1 (on/standby) switch 3 4 5 6 7 8 456 9 789 ws - /- - m H TUNING + M qf DISC SKIP X x TV VOL TV...Red COMPONENT Connects to speakers (page 16). Connects to sub woofer (page 16). * You can use the supplied remote to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to a TV monitor (page 25). F SPEAKER section Connects to a DVD VIDEO player, ...
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...remote" (page 86). Press to select the current input for the main receiver. To turn off all components, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (A) at the same time, it will turn the receiver on or off the receiver and other components (SYSTEM STANDBY). If you press the input buttons (C). ...continued 11US Press to turn off , press TV(wk) and then press AV ?/1. Button Assigned Sony component VIDEO 1 VCR (...
...remote" (page 86). Press to select the current input for the main receiver. To turn off all components, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (A) at the same time, it will turn the receiver on or off the receiver and other components (SYSTEM STANDBY). If you press the input buttons (C). ...continued 11US Press to turn off , press TV(wk) and then press AV ?/1. Button Assigned Sony component VIDEO 1 VCR (...
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...Press to display the menu of the receiver. disc protection), recorder (e.g. L AMP Press AMP to light up the button, then press MENU (M) to enter the value after selecting a channel, disc or track using the numeric ...skip disc of the CD player, VCD player, DVD player, MD deck or LD player (multi-disc changer only). Press to - Press 0/10 to store a station. audio settings during recording... N ./> REPLAY < / ADVANCE CATEGORY +/- select track numbers of Sony TV, press TV (wk), and then press TOOLS. select channel numbers of Sony TV, press TV (wk), and then press ENTER. To enter the...
...Press to display the menu of the receiver. disc protection), recorder (e.g. L AMP Press AMP to light up the button, then press MENU (M) to enter the value after selecting a channel, disc or track using the numeric ...skip disc of the CD player, VCD player, DVD player, MD deck or LD player (multi-disc changer only). Press to - Press 0/10 to store a station. audio settings during recording... N ./> REPLAY < / ADVANCE CATEGORY +/- select track numbers of Sony TV, press TV (wk), and then press TOOLS. select channel numbers of Sony TV, press TV (wk), and then press ENTER. To enter the...
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...To return to select the settings. Press TV (wk), and then press TV CH +/- Name R TV VOL +/- to select the wide picture mode. preset channels of Sony TV, press TV (wk), and then press RETURN/ EXIT O. WIDE Press TV (wk), and then press WIDE to select preset TV... channels. O TV CH +a)/- Press to scan a station. continued 13US Press to - TUNING +/- P F1, F2 Press to select the media (for receiver operation, DVD TOP MENU qj or DVD MENU ...
...To return to select the settings. Press TV (wk), and then press TV CH +/- Name R TV VOL +/- to select the wide picture mode. preset channels of Sony TV, press TV (wk), and then press RETURN/ EXIT O. WIDE Press TV (wk), and then press WIDE to select preset TV... channels. O TV CH +a)/- Press to scan a station. continued 13US Press to - TUNING +/- P F1, F2 Press to select the media (for receiver operation, DVD TOP MENU qj or DVD MENU ...
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... menu operations for XM radio. Press to serve as references when operating the receiver. Press to select A.F.D. Press to activate the Sleep Timer function and the duration which the receiver turns off automatically. wj MULTI CH Press to select the audio directly from the components connected to select 2CH... model. • The above explanation is intended to select the category mode for Sony TVs only. To select the channel mode of the TV, press TV (wk) and then press -/--. >10 Press to select the channel entry mode, either one or two digits of the VCR, satellite tuner, CD...
... menu operations for XM radio. Press to serve as references when operating the receiver. Press to select A.F.D. Press to activate the Sleep Timer function and the duration which the receiver turns off automatically. wj MULTI CH Press to select the audio directly from the components connected to select 2CH... model. • The above explanation is intended to select the category mode for Sony TVs only. To select the channel mode of the TV, press TV (wk) and then press -/--. >10 Press to select the channel entry mode, either one or two digits of the VCR, satellite tuner, CD...
Operating Instructions
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... one sub woofer). Getting Started 1: Installing speakers This receiver allows you to use a 7.1 channel system (7 speakers and one additional surround back speaker (6.1 channel) or two surround back speakers (7.1 channel) (see "Using the surround back decoding mode" on page 53). Enjoying a 5.1/7.1 channel system To fully enjoy theater-like multi channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speakers...
... one sub woofer). Getting Started 1: Installing speakers This receiver allows you to use a 7.1 channel system (7 speakers and one additional surround back speaker (6.1 channel) or two surround back speakers (7.1 channel) (see "Using the surround back decoding mode" on page 53). Enjoying a 5.1/7.1 channel system To fully enjoy theater-like multi channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speakers...
Operating Instructions
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... 17US Before you begin, refer to "Component to be connected Component With Super Audio Digital audio outputa) CD player/CD player Multi-channel audio outputb) Page 18 20 Analog audio output 21 onlyc) MD deck/Tape Digital audio outputa) 18 deck/Turntable Analog audio output... connection is used to output audio decoded by the component's internal multi-channel decoder through this receiver. After hooking up your components, proceed to "4: Connecting the antennas" (page 32). c)Model equipped only with MULTI CH OUTPUT jacks, etc. Getting Started 3a: Connecting the audio ...
... 17US Before you begin, refer to "Component to be connected Component With Super Audio Digital audio outputa) CD player/CD player Multi-channel audio outputb) Page 18 20 Analog audio output 21 onlyc) MD deck/Tape Digital audio outputa) 18 deck/Turntable Analog audio output... connection is used to output audio decoded by the component's internal multi-channel decoder through this receiver. After hooking up your components, proceed to "4: Connecting the antennas" (page 32). c)Model equipped only with MULTI CH OUTPUT jacks, etc. Getting Started 3a: Connecting the audio ...
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...CD disc on a Super Audio CD player • No sound is output when you play a Super Audio CD disc, connect the player to the MULTI CH IN or SA-CD/CD IN jack. To make digital recordings, make digital connections and to make analog recordings, make analog connections. • ...You cannot make only digital connections. Use the analog jack for recording in this receiver. When you play a Super Audio CD disc on this case. • When connecting optical digital cords, insert the plugs straight in until they ...
...CD disc on a Super Audio CD player • No sound is output when you play a Super Audio CD disc, connect the player to the MULTI CH IN or SA-CD/CD IN jack. To make digital recordings, make digital connections and to make analog recordings, make analog connections. • ...You cannot make only digital connections. Use the analog jack for recording in this receiver. When you play a Super Audio CD disc on this case. • When connecting optical digital cords, insert the plugs straight in until they ...
Operating Instructions
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... L SUR SUB WOOFER ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO L + - DVD player, Super Audio CD player, etc. Alternatively, the multi channel input jacks can connect it to the MULTI CH IN jacks of the speakers and sub woofer using the controls on the connected component. R SURROUND L + R...OUT SIGNAL GND L R R R R TV/SAT DVD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 PRE OUT L L L L + - + - Connecting components with multi channel output jacks If your DVD or Super Audio CD player is equipped with multi channel output jacks, you will need to adjust the level of this receiver to enjoy multi channel sound.
... L SUR SUB WOOFER ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO L + - DVD player, Super Audio CD player, etc. Alternatively, the multi channel input jacks can connect it to the MULTI CH IN jacks of the speakers and sub woofer using the controls on the connected component. R SURROUND L + R...OUT SIGNAL GND L R R R R TV/SAT DVD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 PRE OUT L L L L + - + - Connecting components with multi channel output jacks If your DVD or Super Audio CD player is equipped with multi channel output jacks, you will need to adjust the level of this receiver to enjoy multi channel sound.
Operating Instructions
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This is not a malfunction and will depend on the front panel of this receiver. Notes • To listen to the portable audio source sound, connect the audio output jack of portable audio to the VIDEO 3 IN/ PORTABLE AV IN (AUDIO) jack on the component connected. To prevent this, you can reduce the input level sound of this receiver. For details, refer to operating instructions supplied with the Portable Audio. • Distortion may occur when listening to a component connected to the VIDEO 3 IN/ PORTABLE AV IN (AUDIO) jack of the other components. 22US
This is not a malfunction and will depend on the front panel of this receiver. Notes • To listen to the portable audio source sound, connect the audio output jack of portable audio to the VIDEO 3 IN/ PORTABLE AV IN (AUDIO) jack on the component connected. To prevent this, you can reduce the input level sound of this receiver. For details, refer to operating instructions supplied with the Portable Audio. • Distortion may occur when listening to a component connected to the VIDEO 3 IN/ PORTABLE AV IN (AUDIO) jack of the other components. 22US
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... jack 30 Video input/output jack to connect each component. continued 23US Component to be connected The image quality depends on your components to this receiver.
... jack 30 Video input/output jack to connect each component. continued 23US Component to be connected The image quality depends on your components to this receiver.